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Ethics, Opportunities, Technology & Sustainability in CA Profession

CA, CS, CMA : Ethical conduct is the core of professional credibility in accountancy, directly influencing career prospects, client trust, and r...

December 15, 2025 600 Views 0 comment Print

Professionalism in CA and Banking: Ethics and Compliance

Corporate Law : Core principles of professionalism (integrity, objectivity, independence) for CAs and bankers, enforced by ICAI, Companies Act, an...

September 29, 2025 669 Views 0 comment Print

CA Professional Code of Conduct: First Schedule Guide

CA, CS, CMA : A summary of the First Schedule of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, detailing professional misconduct, recent amendments, and ...

September 3, 2025 2376 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Code of Ethics: Guiding the Profession with Integrity and Trust

CA, CS, CMA : Explore the ICAI Code of Ethics—its structure, key rules, and disciplinary process ensuring ethical conduct by Chartered Account...

May 26, 2025 4437 Views 0 comment Print

Professional Misconduct in Tax Audits: Navigating 60-Tax Audit Rule

CA, CS, CMA : Understand the 60-tax audit rule for Chartered Accountants, its exceptions, and its implications on professional conduct and ethic...

July 16, 2024 3993 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


ICAI allows Advertising by Indian CA Firms

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI’s Code of Ethics amendments now allow advertising, website promotion, and enhanced visibility, enabling domestic CA firms t...

December 13, 2025 110745 Views 1 comment Print

Exposure Draft: 13th edition of ICAI Code of Ethics – Request for Comments

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI's Ethical Standards Board issued an Exposure Draft for the 13th Code of Ethics, proposing revisions to the current standards....

October 28, 2025 2397 Views 0 comment Print

ICMAI release Code of Ethics Effective June 2025

CA, CS, CMA : ICMAI issues revised Code of Ethics for CMAs, effective June 1, 2025, including independence standards for audit and assurance eng...

June 10, 2025 576 Views 0 comment Print

Deloitte Inspection: NFRA Notes Progress, Flags Lingering Issues

Company Law : NFRA's 2023 inspection of Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP finds improvements but notes ongoing issues in key audit areas....

March 30, 2025 2835 Views 0 comment Print

NFRA Finds Unresolved Issues in Walker Chandiok’s 2023 Audit Inspection

Company Law : NFRA's 2023 inspection of Walker Chandiok & Co. LLP reveals ongoing issues in independence and audit procedures....

March 30, 2025 1509 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


BoD’s Failure to Justify Dishonor of Cheques as Misconduct Leads to Remand for Reconsideration: Delhi HC

CA, CS, CMA : Appellant had approached this Court by way of the present intra Court appeal. It was held that BoD had failed to accord any reaso...

March 18, 2025 708 Views 0 comment Print

CA Barred for Five Years by NCLT for Failing Duties as Statutory Auditor

CA, CS, CMA : Read the full NCLT judgment/order on Union of India Vs CA. Ramaiah Nataraja. Bengaluru CA barred from statutory auditor role for c...

July 16, 2024 4092 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI can Proceed Against whole Firm if One Member cannot be held Responsible: HC

CA, CS, CMA : Delhi High Court rules that ICAI can hold entire CA firms accountable for misconduct, even if individual guilt isn't found. Full j...

July 10, 2024 5328 Views 0 comment Print

SC Upholds CA Rule on Referring Misconduct to Disciplinary Committee

CA, CS, CMA : Naresh Chandra Agrawal Vs Institute of Chartered Accountants of India And Others (Supreme Court of India) In a landmark judgment, ...

February 10, 2024 1389 Views 0 comment Print

Rule 12 of CA rules not debar Director of Discipline from entertaining 7 year old complaint

Income Tax : Held that rule 12 Chartered Accountants (Procedure of Investigations of Professional and Other Misconduct and Conduct of Cases) Ru...

September 10, 2022 3564 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CA Reprimanded by ICAI Disciplinary Committee for issuing unverified certificate

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI Disciplinary Committee reprimands CA. Jayaraman Dindigul Viswanathan for professional misconduct in issuing an unverified cer...

July 26, 2025 636 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Caps Tax Audit Limits at 60 per partner from 1st April 2026

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI sets limit of 60 tax audit assignments per CA or partner annually, effective from 1 April 2026, replacing earlier 2008 guidel...

July 25, 2025 12549 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Bars Two CAs for Misconduct in NSEL Audit Case

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI found two CAs guilty of professional misconduct in the NSEL audit case and ordered one-year membership removal for CA Shrawan...

July 11, 2025 585 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Disciplinary Action: CA Srinivas Talluri Penalized

CA, CS, CMA : The ICAI Disciplinary Committee has ordered the removal of CA Srinivas Talluri's name from the Register of Members for 10 years an...

June 3, 2025 2313 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Concludes Disciplinary Action Against Two Chartered Accountants

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI suspends CAs Praveen Murarka and Subhash Chander Sharma for professional misconduct, with removal from Register of Members ef...

April 17, 2025 5946 Views 0 comment Print


CA Cleared of Misconduct Charges in CCI Tax Audit Case

December 30, 2024 333 Views 0 comment Print

A Disciplinary Committee has cleared CA. Sandeep Garg of professional misconduct, finding him not guilty of grossly negligent tax audit reporting for Cement Corporation of India.

ICAI Penalises CA for Incomplete Certifications and Audit Negligence

December 30, 2024 414 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Disciplinary Committee orders removal of CA Praveen Murarka from register for three months and a ₹50,000 fine for professional misconduct.

ICAI Reprimands & Fines CA for Ignoring Financial Distress Indicators

December 30, 2024 327 Views 0 comment Print

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) Disciplinary Committee has reprimanded a CA and imposed a fine of Rs. 20,000 for professional misconduct including issuing an unmodified audit report for a company with negative net worth and failing to report on non-compliance with the Companies Act, 2013.

ICAI suspends CA for Certifying False Company E-Forms

December 30, 2024 390 Views 0 comment Print

The ICAI Disciplinary Committee has ordered the removal of CA Praveen Murarka from the register for six months due to professional misconduct and negligence in certifying e-forms.

NFRA Penalizes Auditors of DB Realty Ltd for Misconduct

December 23, 2024 6894 Views 0 comment Print

National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has penalized CA Chetan Desai and CA Rakesh Rathi, partners at Haribhakti & Co. LLP, for professional misconduct during the audit of DB Realty Limited (now Valor Estate Limited) for the financial year 2015-16. Following information provided by SEBI in 2022, NFRA initiated an examination revealing significant lapses in auditing […]

NFRA Penalizes Deloitte LLP and Partners for Audit Misconduct

December 23, 2024 11760 Views 0 comment Print

The National Financial Reporting Authority imposes penalties on Deloitte and auditors for misconduct in the ZEEL audit, resulting in penalties and debarment.

ICAI Penalises CA for Ante-Dated Certificate and Audit Standard Violations

December 19, 2024 351 Views 0 comment Print

The ICAI Disciplinary Committee has removed CA. Ajay Kumar from its register for one year and fined him Rs. 50,000 for professional misconduct in a CBI-related case.

ICAI Fines CA for Failure to Report FEMA and Audit Compliance Issues

December 19, 2024 351 Views 0 comment Print

The ICAI Disciplinary Committee reprimanded a Chartered Accountant and imposed a Rs. 25,000 fine for professional misconduct related to audit reporting failures on unaccounted funds.

ICAI Acquits CA in ROC Misconduct Case Involving Two Delhi-Based Companies

December 19, 2024 459 Views 0 comment Print

A Chartered Accountants Disciplinary Committee has cleared CA Abhishek Bindal of professional misconduct charges related to certifying company documents.

ICAI Reprimands CA for Not Reporting Misuse of Share Application Funds

December 19, 2024 228 Views 0 comment Print

CA. Harsharanjit Singh Chahal has been reprimanded by the ICAI Disciplinary Committee for professional misconduct, including failure to perform due diligence during an audit.

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